good morning, washington. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. time for your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's se if we can continue this wonderful span of weather. >> the comfortable conditions will continue today. i do anticipate some addedd clou cover t . venelehertss, it ihein oklog god ayfo. ereplp,5. 6 ocnchak,nc4. 5 the coolest numbers i could find were far out west. 53 was the coolest number i could find so far. the high temperature today, 82 degrees. we cannot rule out a brief isolated shower in the shenandoah valley. those east winds will keep us cool tonight and then again into

tomorrow. splatter -- scattered clouds with low humidity. it will change for this weekend. >> a crash northbound before the prince william parkway and on the shoulder. not even blocking. we have had several calls about a delay. nor will travel times on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. normal stuff on the dulles greenway where we go live. light volume on 28. also good on the dulles toll road. no problems out of baltimore. newschopper 7 is coming up shortly. >> thank you. we do have some important information about your commute if you ride a metrobus red line. >> managers said red line riders would expect fewer trains until

july 19. and those trains will be moving slowly. they must move one at a time and it would trigger a commuting back up. the changes are being made so the ntsb can continue the investigation of the train crash. there is good news for marion barry this morning. stalking charges are being dropped. the scandal surrounding him likely would not be going away anytime soon. matt brock is here to explain. the sign up continues -- the saga continues. >> marion barry will be in court today. he says he wants to hear the charges dropped against him formally. no court trial for marion barry in after he was allegedly

arrested for stopping his former girlfriend, donna watts- brighthaupt. the scandal boils over. the "city paper" released the transcript of the phone calls. the ex husband gave the paper access to the lengthy recordings. in one, she claims he kicked her out of a hotel room because she would not perform a sex act. there are still queions about barry putting her on the city payroll. she was paid $20,000 as a contractor.

months later, his camp publicly declares she and her ex-husband are unstable. but she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist. >> residents say it is toouch. >> we need to pray for them. we need to pray for peace. >> during all of this back and forth, marion barry has actually never spoken for himself since july 4. he has allowed his attorney and spokesperson to do that. he is expected to speak today after this court hearing. if he does, you can bet we will have a live on abc 7. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. if you want to hear the voice mails for yourself, you can log onto air websites. d.c. police are

investigating an overnight shooting. they say a man was approached by a group of other men. one pulled out a gun. the victim was hit several times. we have a developing story from overseas. president obama is in the middle of the latest g-8 summit. less than two hours ago, he met with the president of brazil. he is currently meeting with leaders from china and mexico. he arrived for the summit yesterday. he attends a dner later today. computer experts are wasting -- are bracing for another wave of cyber attacks. federal agencies could come under attack. pamela brown is live in our satellite center and with who is likely responsible.

>> it is too early to identify the hackers, but north korea has been identified as a possible suspect. south korea is on high alert for a second attack. they are mobilizing personnel to cope with the attacks. the u.s. is also bracing. a second wave of cyber warfare is possibly moving fruit and the u.s. could be a target. dozens of government websites were targeted. the white house send off the attacks. transportation department was shut down for a period of time. >> this is not just a teenager in the basement trying to pack a website. >> so far there are no reports of confidential information leak. it shows how vulnerable the government is to block future

assaults. >> we know how important data is in making decisions. but is believed the cyber attacks are linked. south korean police say they have confiscated at least 10 computers in vault in the attacks. they are looking to the rivals in the north as the origin of spreadg the virus. >> i am concerned about these attacks, whether they are from individual who the culprit is. the cyber attacks launched over the fourth of july weekend seemed to have subsided. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a serious security lapse at federal office buildings are under investigation. protective service officers are supposed to keep you safe when you enter these buildings. investigators prove it is not

always the case. in a disturbing operation, they were able to speak and powerful explosives, and the guards did not notice. in many cases, the did not pay attention items going through the x-ray machines. >> it sounds to me like gao did everything but put the word "bomb-making materials" on the packages. >> it is stunning and shocking. it says some people forgot the lessons of 911. but the head of the federal protective service said he is working to fix problems. the city of dallas has eliminated police protection for george w. bush. the officers had been working eight-hour shifts. it will save the department about $300,000 a year. the former president still has

secret service protection. just about nine minutes after the hour. when "good morning washington" coreturns, a famous museum threatened by fast approaching flames. >> adam caskey live in the weather center. another great day to day. we do have some changes coming up for the weekend. >> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. you're watching "good morning washington."

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this is the automotive technology class. we're working on some engine rebuilds. this is where we train tomorrow's technicians. >> the morning, washington. -- good morning, washington. welcome back. a while fire threatening the world famous getty art complex is almost contained. >> the have to be evacuated when the blaze quickly spread. there is a collection of fine art. firefighters have worked through the night to get the fire under control. people in massachusetts are cleaning up from what looked like a snowsrm in july. >> it was one heck of a thunderstorm. >> golf ball-sized hail pummeled

roads and vehicles during severe weather. several towns were put under a tornado warning. piles of help cover it yards. no one was seriously hurt. -- piles of hail covered several yards. >> just of couple of hundred miles away, but we have at delightful weather this spring and summer. let's check in with what mother nature holds in for us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we have been on the fringe of that active whetheeather. we have been on the bright side. we are reaping the benefits of comfortable temperares. a little added cloud cover compared to yesterday. generally, it is looking good. here is a look at mt. airy.

61 degrees right now in mt. airy. dew point, 54 degrees. it is comfortable out re. he humidity is relatively low. we notice fmiad t vead l locuds rolngcroc assc the sky. stafford at 60. the week, up 58. comfortable start to our day. a great afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will stay cool today and on into tomorrow. highs will be in the low 80's. upper 80's back to where we should be this weekend. and a chance of a few storms. >> i do ve good news. newschopper 7 is flying over 95 in virginia. left side of the screen is the northbound direction. they are near.

leaving dale city to get past the prince william county and up into springfield. we will take you to this picture of traffic further upstream on 95 where the headlights are twinkling out of springfield northbound onto i-395 -- northbound onto 395. on 210 northbound after two to wait, 210 northbound after 228, 5-car accident. only one lane open to the left. >> thank you. 6:15. 66 degrees. you'll meet a senior citizen in our region who has lived a good, long life. he has outlived his savings. a community is reaching out to help. >> we will be checking ch

checking our top stories. a swine flu prepared this summit will take place today. the white house is sponsoring the event. kathleen sebelius says the threat of swine flu could worsen in thfall. she says the administration plans to launch a national campaign. >> match to plans to review its contract for renovations on the red line. the renovations will be from dupont circle to the silver spring stations. began last year. >> it could be easier for tourists and residents to find their way around the national mall. they will discuss placing

pedestrian died pylons and map kiosks on the ball and also at east potomac park. several people are pitching in to help an elderly man keep. >> yes. i am a bachelor. i am not exactly a young guy, 107 years old. >> that is right, 107 years old. larry haubner has outlived his family, his friends, and his savings, and could not afford to stay at the facility he was living. it website was launched to help save money. but he is a part of our lives. we would have missed him. we do not want to see him go. >> organizers have raised enough money to help about for a few years. to find out how to donate, go to

our website. that is a great effort. this is happening more and more to elderly people. their savings has dwindled because of the bad economy. they have to find a place to live. >> he is a bachelor. he is adorable. 6:19 is your time. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we are on a roll and the role is going to continue. some changes but the weekend. it will feel more like july. einoy e today. the weekend will feel muggier outside. this is the time lapse from on top of our building in arlington looking east. you will see some cloud.over little addedudlo cloveco r. g ood-loy.in it will

of sunshine. wider view shows bowie at 56. clarksburg, 58. generally in the 50's. hagerstown, up 57. st. mary's county, 58. let's fire up the graphics. we're getting some clouds from the storm complex down to the south and some cloud from the disturbance off to the west. generally, another nice day. a mixture of sun and clouds. noticed a few sprinkles in ohio. we cannot rule out an isolated shower later on west of the metro area, mainly in the shenandoah. near 60 today. tomorrow, scattered clouds. still comfortable, mid 80's, but just like today. chance of a few thunderstorms on

saturday and sunday. >> i wanted to go to a map. there has been able to buy a car crash. not a good idea to take 220 to 210. it is a multi card deal. it will add to your travel time on route 5 or 301, you will be affected. 7 is live. it lays out of dale city. we will take you up to the occoquan river. northbound 95, traffic passing the prince william parkway. alison and doug. >> thank you. gm could emerge from bankruptcy today. >> jeremy hubbard has been "money scope" report. >> corporate earnings season is off to an uneven start. alcoa reported a loss, its third

straight quarterly loss. wall street was expecting worse. shares of alcoa are set to rise today. general motors could emerge from bankruptcy protection as early as midnight. they could sell their best assets to a government- controlled company. one of the most notable lobo's, gm is said to consider changing the blue background to green. americans pulled back unmarked -- on borrowing in may. consumer credit fell from april to may. many experts think consumers will remain cautious. it is the first time consumers have scaled back this much since the recession. new reports are calling for relabeling of bottled water.

americans spent about $16 billion on bottled water last year. investigators say bottled water manufacturers should be required to disclose where the water comes from. the recession may be causing overweight people to gain more weight. researchers did not find the same effect for people who had normal way. coming up on "good morning america," an exclusive intview with warren buffett. does he think the economy is finally turning brown? that is your "money scope" report. 6:23 is your time. >> still to come, a big piece of history in the windy city is up for sale. this building could look very familiar to moviegoers. >> a 6-year-old girl found

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the coast guard is searching for five people whose plane went down just off the florida's gulf coast. it went down yesterday afternoon about 20 miles west of milesrickie. -- 20 miles west of port richie.

they lost radio contactith the plane. there is a scandal in a historic cemetery outside of chicago. it may have discovered more than 100 bodies. the cook county sheriff's department is questioning employees of the cemetery. the scheme may have been going on for four years. the may have dumped the bodies and caskets i an unused. . auctioneers are hoping someone will want to put their stamp on a historic post office. it was once the largest postal facility. you have probably seen it in the movies. it was used as t gotham

national bank in "the dark knight." >> property is being sold absolute regardless of price. there is no doubt the economy is soft. this building is unique. >> the post office is up for auction next month with a suggested opening bit of $300,000. go for less. people are interested. >> when the economy comes back, it will be a valuable piece of property. 6:28 right now. >> coming up, a survivor of metro's deadly train collision files suit. who he is planning for his physical and emotional scars. let's the bill is now in for michael jackson's memorial service. >> adam caskey live in the

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>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning, washington. welcome back. 6:30. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm doug mckelway. time for your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. yesterday i was saying that weather like this in washington, d.c., is like money in the bank. we have to make some more deposits. >> we will seek a return of the heat and humidity by this weekend. then we throw went the chance of storms. when we have in it moisture, we have increased chance for storms.

we have a time lapse of the sun rising in mt. airy. 59 degrees right now in mt. airy. a nice start to our day. dew point at 53. 59. upper marlboro, 61. here is our forecast. a mixture of sun and clouds. still looking great outside. highs in the low 80's today. >> i have delays on 95 in virginia that begin out of dale city. we will take you live to the camera at newschopper 7. this is 95 and 395 heading towards nd bark. this is the normal delight to have passed landmark mall. we are sloped leaving the robinson terminal to get up to

66. this is route 1. nothing reported from the ikea. a huge tract for those who leave waldorf. it is on 210 northbound before 373. if you take two to eight west at of waldorf, i want you to bail and to take that up to livingston wrote. or stick with route 5. you'll know how to plan. alison and doug. >> thank you. two survivors from the deadliest crash in metro are now suing the transit agency. >> one is talking about the injuries he suffered and about whom he blames for the collision. >> david holland rode metro to work every day for five years. >> i cannot imagine even looking

at a metro train. >> he was on the train that crashed into a stopped train. he is now the latest victim to file a lawsuit against natural. >> i feel betrayed. i will never trust them again. >> holland and his attorney blamed metro. >> they have replaced the switch five days before the incident. >> the lawsuit, they describe improperly training operators. the attorney writes that she had limited or insufficient prior experience as a metro train operator. the operator began operating trains about four months before the crash. >> we do not know what she was doing. it seemed like she was doing her

best. >> michael wilson seems to be backing off a complaint. holland says he suffered major back and neck injuries and is not letting natural off the hook. holland says he was almost home that day, but he had to get back on metro because he left his skis at work. neither natural nor the family are commenting on this lawsuit. john gonzales, abc 7 news. a d.c. councilman is calling for a metro operator to be fired. images were taken by a rider and posted on youtube. kwame brown says he wants the firing of any natural employee breaking the no cell phone rule. the driver was suspended for

five days without pay. friends and family will remember steve mcnair today. the tennessee titans have opened up the field for fans to pay their respects. police have confirmed that he was shot to death in some -- while he slept by his poor friend, sahel kazemi. she then turned the gun on herself. >> i walked into the room. it is a vision that will be haunting be for the rest of my life. there was speculation that he was going to sell the house or file for divorce. it is all speculation. none of it is true. >> the woman was pulled over just two days before the shooting. her friends say she was having financial problems. the memorial service for

mike jackson cost the city more than $1 million, up $1.4 million spent on security, traffic control, and cleanup. city officials are looking for ways to pay the bill. this service at the staples center was attended by more than 17,000 fans. those bands are now urge to make tax-deductible donations on line to help defray the costs. $17,000 has been dogged so far. there could be a potential battle of so-called secret briefings. house members will consider a bill that will require the president to require all members about covert cia operations. he currently only has to tell eight members. the legislation it wants to keep a closer eye on the white house after a harsh interrogation

tactics during the bush administration. presidt obama is threatening to veto the bill. there has been a generous donation to one school. they have accumulated thousands of hours of video on that state's history. the video library has been donated to the arkansas visual history. the footage will be available to the public in digital format. they also own wjla to be. 6:38. >> linda bell is live in new york. >> good morning. we have optimism on wall street this thursday morning. stock index futures are indicating a higher open. the nation's largest aluminum maker says it expects the chinese stimulus spending to

boost demand for metals. report this morning supports that idea. china's auto industry en route says a jump in passenger vehicle sales occurred in june. the chicago tribune is reporting that burger king is about to spark a price war in the cheese burger business. the chain is asking franchisee'' to cut the price of cheeseburgers in half. the maker of those peeps is announcing it is opening their first retail store just before thanksgiving. the location is that national harbor. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i am linda bell. back to you. >> they sell only peeps? is that correct? >> peeps merchandise. >> we will be in peep heaven.

we will buy something and send it to you. have a great day. 6:39. when we continue, two attempted abductions in northern virginia. we will tell you where children are being targeted. >> good news for marionarry. the

6 it bought 43. we are counting are lucky stores -- 6:43. we are counting are lucky stars when it comes to the weather. >> all good things must come to an end. >> we're looking at our stretch of low humidity has lasted this long. it typically lasts for a day or so. ait has lasted for four days. are mlyina inin the 60's. 57 in middletown with a few midlevel clouds. dew point of only 51. it shows thmilohuw dity. huaimy the 60's in most locations. mixture of sun and clouds with

high temperatures in the low 80's. we cannot rule out a brief passing shower west of the metro area, mainly in the shenandoah valley, close to winchester and harrisonburg. increased heat and humidity by the weekend. what we have an increase in volume of the traffic. there is a crash on 210 but before 373. five cars involved in this one. only one lane getting through. this is before 373. we will stick with maryland with traffic on 270. brief delays at montgomery village avenue. good at falls road. i will take you to the beltway at 66. this camera showing you traffic on the inner loop on the right side of the screen. heading past 66, brooks laich is

moving at speed to tysons -- heading past 66, moving at speed to tysons. >> coming up next -- >> i am sorry. i love you. >> marion barry is due in court this morning. we will have the latest on ai

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stalking charges are now being dropped against marion barry. " the controversy over the allegations is far from over. >> we are calling it a summer soap opera. today was supposed to be the next episode in the sense that the court will formally drop the charges. we have just learned from marion barry's office that he will not be attending court this morning even though it is very good news. no court trial for marion bry after he was arrested for allegedly stopping his >> program, donna watts- brighthaupt. the scandal boils over. the "city pap" released the tapes of voice mail before the

july 4 incident. her ex-husband gave the paper access to the plate the recordings. in one, she claims she would not perform a sex act. it appears the legal part of this is all over, but certainly the scandal of the saga is continuing. we are now wondering when we will hear from marion barry since july 4. his spokesperson and his lawyer have been speaking for him. it will be interesting to hear what he has to say. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> we will see what happens

next. thank you. 6:49 is your time. >> manassas police are attempting two abductions and the believe the same man is responsible for both at thames. police say a man approached a woman and tried to pull him into his minivan. she was able to pull away. >> tim kaine is under increased pressure to release his travel records. he has released a 15-line spreadsheet provided some information. on monday, he denied a request for more extensive information. last week he denied a similar request. >> because of budget problems, at 275 school workers are being laid off. many are liaisons'. that is one white schools try to get parents involved in schools.

schools say thereis no money for the program. 10 minutes before the hour. getting a little bit closer to the weekend. we have that will lead nice weather. what will it continue? >> for the most part. it will be partly cloudy. >> we are so spoiled. >> listen to us. and low humidy. thatould angeby eth ekeeen we ar ima middletown, 59. ughe carudse rolling ro the sky. low humidity out there. purcellvil, 57.egesre you can see some clouds out there. let's take a look at the added cloud cover. we have a fair amount of sunshine. we're getting some clouds from the south and from the east. we cannot rule out a brief

passing shower in the shenandoah valley this afternoon. a mix of clouds with low humidity. it will feel a lot like yesterday. but the weekend, upper 80's. a chance of a few storms. >> i was just communicating with chopper built in newschopper 7. i wanted to show you what i asked him. which side is the eastbound 66? that would be traffic on the let -- on the left. look. there is not much of the heading through vienna. northbound i-95, no laughing matter. delays to get to springfield and 395. there has been a wreck on 210. wees

the national zoo is celebrating a big birthday today. >> we're talking about tai shan. he is 4 years old today. he is now officially a teenager in pandy years. his birth made world headlines. he will get a special treat. the cake took up to two weeks to prepare, it made at of bamboo and beet juice.

he is our little celebrity. >> it sounds delicious. state classic, tai shan. >> -- state clasy classy, tai s. >> we will jump by up to newschopper 7 on 66 with the normal back up near fair oaks. >> a bit of a cloud cover today. highs in the low 80's today with low humidity. let's hear the applause. we will have added heat and humidity for this weekend. >> sounds delightful. th